YORKTON – Students at Dr. Brass participated in a school-wide jump rope session for the Heart and Stroke Foundation on the morning of April 4.
"We've been raising money for the past two weeks and we just wanted to have our event before the easter break–just kind of get them moving and have some fun," said Jonathon Muir, teacher at Dr. Brass School, adding, "it's all about habits and healthy lifestyles."
At the time of writing, students at the school had raised $235.00 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
"Throughout the past two weeks the teachers have been promoting it and doing activities in phys-ed class, health class, english class...and then we kind of culminated it here with some fun movement stuff," said Muir.
Muir said the Heart and Stroke Foundation donated 60 to 80 normal skipping ropes, five double dutch ropes, a 30 foot rope, lesson plans and all the prizes to be distributed to students who raised funds for the cause.
"We're going to keep going for another two weeks yet," said Muir, adding, "we're going to keep donations open until the 21st just to see if we can get those numbers up and we still have more prizes to give."
Muir said the effort was a good way to promote healthy lifestyles for the youth.
"All those movements we did kids can do on their own—promoting the kids movement for lifestyle rather than sports—you don't have to be an athlete to move sort of idea–so we're just promoting that."
